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Temecula, California, United States

Temecula, Ca

Temecula California

Manage day to day operations of five separate divisions within the Community Development Department including the Redevelopment Agency, Long Range Urban Planning, Housing, Economic Development, and Community Development Block Grant. • Managed as many as seven (7) professional and management level staff across multiple divisions, with specialties in a diverse set of disciplines and working on complex and high profile projects.• Negotiated development terms and was responsible for project management of over $35 million in affordable housing funds that resulted in the development of over 263 affordable housing units including four mixed-use urban developments.• Led team that successfully completed the certification process for the Housing Element, becoming one of the first municipalities in the State to gain certification.• Successfully managed the creation of the Uptown Jefferson Avenue Urban Specific Plan (form-based code) including the holding of public visioning meetings. EnvisionJefferson.org• Developed and managed $25 million annual operations and capital improvement budget.• Lead inter-agency teams on complex long-term development, and urban planning initiatives.• Lead Community Development Block Grant team with over $2 million in neighborhood community development programs.• Successfully negotiated Leases, Disposition and Development Agreements, Owner Participation Agreements, Exclusive Negotiating Agreements, and License Agreements.• Manage the former Redevelopment Agency’s Asset Management Program including over 650 housing units and other Agency real property assets.• Successfully managed the dissolution of the Temecula Redevelopment Agency• Manage acquisition and disposition of Redevelopment Agency real property portfolio.

Temecula Ca

Responsible for the project management of affordable housing developments, including developer relations, negotiation, project pro forma creation and analysis, site analysis and making funding recommendations. Other responsibilities included development of the Agency real asset management program, Creation and monitoring of Agency budgets (Capital and Operations), and day to day operations of the First Time Home Buyer Program, Façade Improvement Program, Residential Improvement Program, Employee Relocation Program.

Temecula, Ca

Bachelors Of Arts And Applied Sciences, Public Administration

Fermanian School Of Business, Mba

Activities and Societies: Entrepreneurial Club